By sangnoir
> Are you saying up-goer five is a good example of simple word usage or a bad example?
A bad example (because of the resulting verbosity and inexactness). It’s an example of how simple words are inadequate to explain complex ideas succinctly
> You can in fact write clear and concisely in a phd thesis
You ignored the rest of my sentence. I did not say [you cannot write a "clear and understandable" PhD thesis]. I said [you cannot write a "clear and understandable" PhD thesis in Linguistics while avoiding five-dollar words]
> But since the author assumes the reader has a large background knowledge in the field, it will still not be accessible to the average reader
Who exactly is the “average reader” of academic writing?
It sounds to me like you are making a blanket statement: “jargon is bad”. I am saying jargon provides useful ways of expression.
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